Stories in Brazil

A person jumping into the air in a dense green forest.

The Polls Are In and It’s Nature for the Win

Surveys led by TNC in Brazil, Canada, and the U.S. reveal insights about how natural climate solutions can gain broader acceptance and drive meaningful climate action.

Indígena Xavante em área de plantio em Terra Indígena do Mato Grosso.

Brazil Annual Report 2023

Discover the main results of The Nature Conservancy's work in Brazil in 2023.

Clusters of stars and the milky way galaxy appear in a darkening sky over tropical rainforest and a river.

Protecting the Amazon Rainforest and Basin

The Amazon Rainforest is Earth's greatest reserve of life. Explore how our lives are tied to this unique place and how we can protect it.

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From Record-Breaking Temperatures to Tipping Points: An Ever-Decreasing Gap

Increasingly high temperatures already affect millions of people around the world, and their consequences are also serious for nature.

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Brazil's Annual Report 2022

We achieved some expressive results in 2022 to meet our ambitious 2030 goals to help people and nature thrive together.

Aerial view of Jaguari Reservoir in Joanópolis-SP

New study about the importance of spring restoration to water security.

"Invisible Reservoir" shows restoration’s economic and biological impact on water in São Paulo, Brazil.

Estuaries and creeks in the Volgenau Virginia Coast Reserve near Wachapreague, Virginia

Natural Solutions to the Climate Crisis

Protecting key lands and waters, restoring important systems and implementing climate-smart practices are critical strategies for slowing climate change.

TNC launches study on carbon potential in the Amazon and Cerrado and its role in soy and cattle ranching financing

New study shows that strategies that generate emissions reduction and carbon sequestration can be monetized for the rural producer and accelerate implementation.

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TNC Brazil at COP 15

Your Guide to the 2022 UN Biodiversity Conference

Indigenous walking in planting area at Indigenous Land in Mato Grosso state.

Funding Indigenous Peoples’ Climate Efforts through Jurisdictional REDD+

The pioneering REDD Early Movers Program in Mato Grosso, Brazil, offers lessons for the world

Aerial view of rural property in Mato Grosso state, Brazil.

Why we need to talk about 2025

What does 2025 have to do with deforestation in the Cerrado, the tragic flooding in Pakistan in 2022, and the more than US $1.042 billion in rural insurance compensation in Brazil in 2021?

COP27: The Challenge of Achieving Goals and Commitments

Countries meet at the Climate Conference on the African continent, with the challenge of following up on last year's announcements.

Vista aérea de área de produção pecuária no Cerrado.

Innovative Finance for the Amazon, Cerrado and Chaco (IFACC)

An initiative to create innovative finance mechanisms to implement sustainable production.

Brazil Annual Report 2021

In 2021, we lived through another challenging time in Brazil, facing drought, fire and deforestation. However, we achieved some importants outcomes in TNC's work in Brazil.

Restoring Degraded Landscapes in the Cerrado

The first phase of the Reverte Program has been completed.

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CI, TNC, WRI Brazil, and WWF-Brazil unite to promote the forest restoration of 4 million hectares

Conservation International, TNC, WRI Brasil, and WWF-Brasil point to six essential pillars to unlock investment in restoration in the Amazon, Cerrado, and Atlantic Forest.

Sustainable Financing in Amazon, Cerrado and Chaco

Financial institutions and agribusiness commit $3 billion to accelerate conversion-free cattle and soy production in South America.

A farmer holds Brazilian nuts on his property in São Félix do Xingu, Brazilian Amazon.

The socio-bioeconomy in Pará state, Brazil, has the potential to generate an income of more than US $30 billion in 2040

The estimate is in an unpublished study on the GDP of the socio-bioeconomy production chain in Pará state

Zero Conversion and Commodities Strategy launches video celebrating 5 years of work

The project's priority is to eliminate deforestation of the soy and beef commodities in the Amazon, Cerrado and Gran Chaco.

Extreme E and TNC Partner to Help Restore Brazilian Amazon

Extreme E, the innovative electric racing series created to highlight climate change issues, is supporting TNC's Forest Cocoa initiative to protect and restore the Amazon rainforest.

two people walk through a field toward a patch of trees on a small farm in Brazil.

Restore the Amazon? Small Farmers Are Key

Changes in small farming practices could reverse deforestation and raise incomes in the region—here’s how we can make that happen.

Partnerships to Strengthen Science in the Amazon

TNC and UFOPA work with traditional communities to conserve the Tapajós Basin.

Sustainable Cocoa

The Nature Conservancy is working with farmers to restore deforested land in the Amazon rainforest by planting cocoa trees. This is good for the forest and good for the farmer, who can still make a living.

Indigenous Peoples are essential to forest conservation and the bioeconomy

TNC Brazil specialists explain the importance Indigenous Lands have in protecting the environment and strengthening the tendencies of a greener economy.

Crianças indígenas bricando com câmera de vídeo.

Amplifying Indigenous Voices

Indigenous communication support and training strengthens communities and local organizations’ management of their territories and the fight for their rights.

Imagem aérea de plantação de Área de Preservação Permanente em uma propriedade rural de plantação de soja.

The role of Finance in sustainable development of the Cerrado

Cerrado has over 18.5 million more than double the amount needed to accommodate the 7.3 million hectares of soy expansion by 2030, so it's essential to stregthen finance on sustainable development.

Getting Food Right for a Sustainable Amazon

Sustainable agriculture and other food production methods aim to strike a balance between environmental conservation and economic development in the Amazon.

Aerial view of deforestation in northern Brazil.

The Public Policy Challenge for Preserving the Amazon

Striking a balance between economic output and environmental stewardship represents one of the greatest challenges for preserving the Amazon.

cattle in ranch in Southern Pará, Brazil.

Brazil's path to sustainable cattle farming

Read the new study by TNC and Bain & Company that analyzes how Brazil's beef and leather industry can work to tackle deforestation.

Solving with Nature

Faced with an uncertain future and limited resources, where should governments invest to ensure the wellbeing of their citizens?

Keepers of the Amazon

Nearly the size of the continental United States, the Amazon is the world’s largest tropical forest, home to 10% of all species, the source of one quarter of the world’s fresh water .

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The Amazon Approaches Its Tipping Point

The world’s largest tropical rainforest is turning into a savanna—preventing further destruction requires urgent, multisector action.

Sunriseat Serra dos Órgãos National Park, Brazil

Science, Natural Resources and Planetary Health

Building a sustainable, prosperous future will require grounding our economic practices in the science of ecology.

Xikrin women gather bananas and papayas.

Indigenous Women: Keepers of the Amazon Rainforest

Xikrin women protect millions of hectares of the Amazon Basin that are crucial for biodiversity and climate mitigation.

Industrial farmland surrounding cerrado habitat, Emas National Park, Brazil.

Hard News on Soft Commodities

A commitment to more transparent supply chains by soy traders could have significant impact in Brazil’s Cerrado region.

A person in a large straw hat holds a sapling ready to be planted. The Mantiqueria forest in Brazil is in the background.

Roots for growth: Why protecting and restoring forests is one of the best things any government can do for its people

A project in Brazil’s Serra da Mantiqueira region demonstrates how protecting and restoring forests can increase water security, bolster rural economies and mitigate climate change.

The Cerrado of Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park.

Saving the Cerrado

Brazil's Cerrado ecosystem is massive, incredibly biodiverse—and threatened by an agricultural boom. Can a new agreement amongst private sector actors save this globally important landscape?

Acai: The Roots Of A Super Fruit

Açaí may be “trendy” in the United States, but for villagers in the Oiapoque indigenous region of northern Brazil, açaí has been a diet staple for centuries.

Indigenous People at the Kokraimoro village, Brazil

Partnering With Indigenous Peoples

The Nature Conservancy is partnering with indigenous peoples to conserve the Amazon rainforest.

Crops growing in a field with long shadows on the trees.

Brazil’s Forest Code

Brazil’s Forest Code governs how much of the Amazon rainforest can be developed.

Sprawling Soy: Can a New Tool Help Manage the Crop’s Footprint?

Soy is a valuable commodity and staple in global food supplies—but it also has a growing footprint on many landscapes. A new tool aims to help farmers and businesses determine where they can plant soy to achieve minimal environmental and social impacts.

Forested hills in the foreground and a view of a skyline in the background

How to Assess the Return on Investment in Watershed Conservation

Preserving and restoring water quality is a major concern for cities around the world. A study explores Brazil’s Camboriú River Watershed.

Reforesting The Amazon

After decades of turning forests into pastures and fields, Brazilian landowners have begun reversing the trend.

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Some of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world that are also some of the most threatened. The Nature Conservancy is working to reforest these areas back to health.

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